Unterseeboot 16 (1936)
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| U-16 | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Kriegsmarine |
| Type | IIB |
| Fieldpost number | M 13 014 |
| Shipyard | Deutsche Werke, Kiel |
| Yard number | 251 |
| Ordered | February 2, 1935 |
| Laid down | August 5, 1935 |
| Launched | April 28, 1936 |
| Commissioned | May 16, 1936 |
| Career | |
| Patrols | 3 |
| Flotillas | 3. Unterseebootsflottille |
| Commanders | Heinz Beduhn Hannes Weingärtner Udo Behrens Horst Wellner |
| Successes | |
| 1 ship sunk for a total of 3.378 GRT 1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 57 GRT |
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| Fate | |
| Sunk October 25, 1939 in the English Channel near Dover. 28 dead. | |
Unterseeboot 16 or U-16 was a Nazi German U-Boat that served during World War II. It first launched on April 28, 1936, under the command of Heinz Beduhn, with a crew of 46. Its last of four commanders was Horst Wellner.
From September 2, 1939 until October 25 1939, U-16 took part in the laying of sea mines in open waters in and around the English Channel, to hamper allied shipping. On September 28 1939, U-16 sank the Swedish 3,378 ton Nyland. The 57 ton French Sainte Claire was sunk by one of the mines laid by U-16 on November 21 1939.
[edit] Fate
On October 25 1939, the HMS Puffin and the HMS Cayton Wyke attacked U-16 off the coast of Dover. The U-Boat was badly damaged, but initially escaped, radioing its headquarters that they were severely crippled. Nothing else was ever heard from U-16. The U-boat itself was later located in shallow waters. The crew were all lost, and apparently U-16 had struck a mine shortly after its last transmission.
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